denying that. i can tell you an interesting sight. on the other side of this house, that's where the garage is. when we pulled up we were able to see inside that garage. it's open. there are two cars parked inside. both as far as i could tell are untouched by the flames. what i'm trying to say is it looks like this fire was contained just to the backside of this home. we're still waiting to get all of the latest information. live in sunnyvale, marla tellez, "today in the bay." switching gears now at 5:01. 49ers and their quest for the sixth bowl trophy. once again interrupted by controversy this morning. the team is now trying to stay focused on sunday's big game. a difficult task after anti-gave comments made by chris culliver gained national attention. >> ahmed fareed joins us now. nothing short of a bonehead comment. the team focusing on the biggest game of its career. what's the overall mood of the

team with this going on? >> reporter: absolutely right. any player should know that any comment they make could become national news and chris culliver was flying under the radar for the most part here at super bowl week. not doing a lot of interviews. that's sure to change after he made those comments as you mentioned derogatory toward gays. he would be opposed to having a gay player with him. culliver was doing an interview on media day with a comedian. became national news. >> any of them approach you? >> i don't do the gay guys. i don't do that. >> any on the 49ers? >> no. they don't got no gay people on the team. they have to get up out of here if they do. can't be with that sweet stuff. >> is that true? >> it's true. >> they might be able to play well. >> no. >> no?

>> no. you can't be in the locker room. no. >> okay. so they would have to keep it a secret. >> you have to come out ten years later after that. >> reporter: hard after comments like that to backtrack. he said the derogatory comments i made were a reflection of thoughts in my head but not how i feel. it has taken me seeing them in print to realize they are hurtful and angry. those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart. i apologize to those i hurt and offended and pledge to learn and grow from this experience. end quote there from chris culliver. we'll talk about this and many more things relating to the game on comcast sports net bay area starting at 5:00 live. sports net central at 6:00. jon and laura, chris culliver as i said before flying under the

radar. surely not the case anymore. the 49ers are available this morning and if chris culliver is available, he'll have the biggest hoard of reporters around him. >> unbelievable that's the focus over the next couple days. hopefully football will be back taking center stage. ridiculous stuff. former 49ers lineman harris reacting to culliver's comments in a statement released exclusively to us. harris making headlines earlier this week when it was revealed he is in fact gay. harris said, "it is surprising that in 2013 chris culliver would use his 15 minutes to spread vitriol and hate. i recognize these are comments he came to regret and may come to see that gay people are not so different than straight people." >> the 49ers had a similar incident in 2002 when former

running back made anti-gay remarks so they stick around and they're very strong to hear these days. back here at home, a group of local artists putting finishing touches on a special mural dedicated to the niners. >> they are creating art work on the rooftop of a building. christie smith is live by the masonic lodge on mission street with an inside look at how their work is shaping up. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. i feel like a cat burglar. we're on a roof in the mission district where there's a new mural going up. the game is in new orleans but the love is back here at home. two artists out here painting a new mural. the city believes gold. two artists going up and they are putting the finishing touches on this. this is the masonic building in the mission district. they just painted this one. good morning to you, steve. can you tell us how you came up with this design?

>> basically we were originally going to do just a basic logo. we wanted to know how to make it different and make it pop so everyone says gold blooded. >> it's a helmet bleeding gold. >> this building is bleeding gold. in the form of a helmet. >> reporter: this one is going up and on the other side we have video. you did another niners mural. >> that was the first one that got us into doing these murals. it's signed by vernon davis. that was a nice one for sure. >> reporter: wow. how did you get into this and why the niners? >> originally it was for a music video. the first one signed by vernon davis and everything just snow balled. we want to do it for the community and bring people together. >> reporter: you do art for parties. people getting ready for the super bowl. >> exactly. quite a few clients. they want to be the one with the nice art work at the party. so, yeah. we're doing a lot. >> you're doing a beautiful job

out here. we're going to stay with you all morning. coming up in the next 30 minutes, we're going to be talking about their quest to get a little bit of their art into the new 49ers stadium. we'll check back in with you in about 30 minutes. that's the latest from here reporting live in san francisco, i'm christie smith, "today in the bay." >> all right. good talent to work out there. >> thank you. gold blooded. like the sign of that. nbc bay area is your home for all niners coverage. our crews are in the team hotel, on the field and inside that locker room. an army on the ground. we'll have the live updates all week long starting at 5:00 in the morning. that's very early for them. they always work hard for us. also you can make sure to stay up to date on super bowl news at nbcbayarea.com. >> if you have any cool pictures to share, post them on our facebook page. we would love to see them. >> show the love for the 49ers. want to check in now with meteorologist christina loren joining us with a look at current temperatures. >> we're looking chilly out there this morning. you know what's so cool about

this super bowl extravaganza? al roker will be live on our show tomorrow on "today in the bay." 41 in san jose. 34 degrees in gilroy. it's chilly out there. not too bad. if you are tough enough, you can go straight to the sweater. you don't need the heavy coat. you can ditch it later on for sure if you bring it out this morning. we're headed toward the upper 60s and low sif70s. the fog is impacting inland interior valleys. we're expecting the fog to clear. look at our weather headlines. sunny and mild. 60s and 70s tomorrow. fog and drizzle. same deal. another sunny stunner to follow and then we have rain on the way. we'll get a little bit of everything when i show you the seven-day forecast in my next report. 68 inland. bayside, 66. 65 degrees at the coast. your full forecast is just a few moments away. mike is tracking that traffic alert. what do you know now? >> big sig-alert at least

another half hour obviously. probably another hour until they can even start to figure out how to clear things up. other than the fact that we have at least some flight improvement. two lanes behind it big rig are open. that's half of the freeway northbound 101 just north of lawrence just south of fair oaks. if you are heading out of san jose and santa clara and into mountain view and palo alto, this is the problem. the map shows you the backup as a result of this. they have to clear up the fuel leak. that's what's going on. slowing. alternates for you. central expressway or 280 are clear around the south side and from the north you can take 237 over into mountain view. you can see slowing around transition but that will clear up. meanwhile, the rest of your commute like the berkeley area looking smooth and east shore freeway light volume for interstate 80. the big problem we're tracking is into sunnyvale at northbound 101. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. 5:10. our coverage of the 49ers quest for six continues in just a bit. >> that's right. we'll have a live look at the

san francisco shot here. beautiful one up there. home of your san francisco 49ers and how about beach blanket babylon. we'll show you how the show pays tribute to the red and gold. that all coming up.

facebook says that more people access the site from mobile than any other computers. >> that's right. good morning. first time we saw music downloads more of those than cds sold and some day ahead we'll see more ebooks sold than books. facebook said it had more mobile users than computer users. another important bit of news, facebook said its revenue increased by 40% to $1.6 billion in the quarter. that's $740,000 an hour or $12,000 a second.

$12,000, $12,000 and so on. big jobs report tomorrow. a bit of a stunner on gdp. let's check with jackie deangelis. she's live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> good morning. futures right now slightly lower after stocks lost a bit of ground yesterday. investors reacting to the report showing the economy contracted during the final three months of last year. it's the first negative print on gdp since the spring of 2009 due to a big drop in defense spending amid uncertainty over the fiscal cliff. today we'll get data on unemployment, personal income and spending and manufacturing. the dow losing 44 points yesterday to close at 13,910. now 90 points shy of that 14,000 mark. the nasdaq down 11 to 3142. remember the major indices on track for the best january in years. s&p dup 5.3%.

it's been up 5% or more in january only 12 times. nearly every time it closed out the year with double digit gains. something to look forward to. back to you. >> when jackie was talking facebook made just under $200,000. other news, the internet talking about wednesday's big blackberry event. the company once known as research in motion unveiled new phones it hopes will compete with iphone. it also announced a new global creative director and that person is alicia keys. yes. that alicia keys. she says she loves blackberry. it's the coolest. as of yesterday she was still tweeting on an iphone. you think maybe she might have got blackberry by now? just a thought if you really love it. >> maybe they should have given her one along with the money they are paying her. all right. 5:15. speaking of on fire, look who is

back. christina loren is back with us. how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling great. amazing what a couple days will do to recharge batteries. we're so close to the weekend to recharge your batteries. you'll be happy about the weather you get to enjoy on this thursday. friday eve around here. 34 degrees, good morning, gilroy. 41 degrees in san jose. so we're going to get some really great weather just like we did not last super bowl but the super bowl before that if you can remember we had the 70s. temperatures are going to be just about as warm this year. we're looking really good on sunday. before that time, we're actually going to peak in terms of our warmth today and tomorrow. enjoy. 38 degrees in livermore to start pch 41 in san jose. we did have a quarter mile visibility in santa rosa. that's crept up to three-quarters of a mile. we'll monitor that for you throughout the morning. high pressure in control of our weather pattern. this will continue to grow for today. really boosting your temperatures up pushing those

winds offshore. and so it will be at its maximum throughout today and tomorrow. we're going to peak in the 70s. few upper 60s but mostly forecasting close to 70 degrees all across the south bay today. 70 in gilroy. 67 degrees in places like sunnyvale and as we get into the upcoming weekend, temperatures are going to stay nice and mild. as you can see we're expecting mid 60s both saturday and sunday and rain moves in on wednesday. >> we do have a sig-alert but we lost the signal. let me take you out to the maps and if we get the signal back we'll show you live pictures. big jam northbound 101 approaching fair oaks. between lawrence expressway and fair oaks. we have the live pictures. progress made. northbound direction -- wow. signal is still bad. northbound direction now shows two lanes open as you head through the area. we still see the backup as the volume of traffic starts to eke up over the next half hour we'll see it build. a slowdown from great american

parkway up toward north fair oaks. you see a couple alternates in this picture. west 237 north of the incident or central expressway and 280 are options coming from south of the area. all are clear except for 101 north through sunnyvale. we'll also show you the rest of the build. typical through the tri-valley. no problems at the dublin interchange. slowing out of altamont typical for westbound direction. san mateo bridge over the water shows a smooth drive in the westbound commute. there you go. no problems eastbound. the peninsula a clear light flow right now. we'll take you up to the approach and the bay bridge itself. a smooth flow across that incline into the city and lower deck just as light coming out. back to you. >> okay. thank you very much. there's a good chance you remember the pictures and video we brought you of mice dropping and contamination inside an east bay food distributor seven months ago. another nbc bay area investigative exclusive. this time we actually take you inside of that facility and talk to owners as they try to rebuild

their business. chief investigative reporter broke that story. >> after becoming aware of our investigation, the state labeled it a massive infestation. mice and other rodents contaminating products. now after months of cleaning and repairing the fremont warehouse, the company says it wants to get back in business. you're looking at approximapict last may and june an upclose look at the walls behind this distributor. details exposed by two former employees. >> what the mice do is they are on the ground and they'll eat from the bottom within a product and they'll just climb all of the way up. >> go deeper. more mouse droppings.

this is san francisco herb natural food company. >> i'll show you specific areas where we think the problem originated and show you what has been done to address that problem. >> a national food safety expert hired by the company to identify and eliminate the rodent problems our investigation exposed inside this warehouse. >> basically ground zero of the problem right here from your assessment. >> i think that's a good way to characterize it. >> after months of inspecting the facility and identifying the problems, the company believes it started with dozens of small holes in the cracks between the concrete slabs. holes where mice and rodents work into the facility and into the tea, spices and natural foods. >> we have gone through the whole warehouse and filled in all of the cracks. there's no way for them to come in now. >> barry owns san francisco herb and natural food. he says changes in pest and rodent management along with

structural changes to the facility have prevented any rodent intrusion since last august. >> my main goal is to have something good come out of all of this. that's the most important thing to me. >> investigators from the state of california and the fda will have the final say on if and when the east bay food distributor reopens for business. coming up tonight at 11:00, we'll show you more from inside that warehouse. we'll also talk with the fda about what happened and what it will take for that company to get back in business. >> thank you very much. 5:20. we're taking a look at what happened on 101 this morning. big rig crashed sending a spill over the roadway. mike is monitoring. super bowl now just three days away. how about a look back at key plays in niners history. the catch part three courtesy of alex smith and vernon davis.

>> he throws to the end zone. a catch is made by vernon davis for a niners touchdown!

you got to love this guy. jimmy fallon predicted who will win the super bowl. >> he brought in help to help make that call. take a look. >> you have to pick who will win the super bowl. are you ready? here we go. 232. 232. hut. hut. not all at once. all right. not all at once. here we go. come on, guys. there you go. go for it. anyone. there you go. there you go. he went back.

there you go. there you go. you can do it. there you go. >> bad dog. bad dog. >> the ravens. >> they are cute so we'll let that one slide. clearly you can see in their eyes they are 49er fans. >> so cute. timid ravens fans. >> that was a huge mistake. we'll change that. >> how can you go wrong with puppies. >> here at home how about this uniquely san francisco tribute to the 49ers. this one from the cast of beach blanket babylon. ♪ ♪ we will be champions, my friends ♪ >> that's pretty good. >> looks like him. >> nice that coach harbaugh, kaepernick and gore could take time off to -- wait, what is

that? that's not the real 49ers. that's perpetrators. doing a nice job. very good performance. >> get you motivated. >> they are the champions. you can feel it. you can taste it. all right. what about the forecast? >> good weather for sporting those dockers. good morning to you. we have great looking weather shaping up for today. 70s on the way. a little chilly out there to start. make sure you grab your jacket. 38 degrees in livermore. 41 in san jose. 34 degrees in gilroy. headed toward 68 comfortable degrees inland today. it will be really nice out there. we do have changes. we'll take you through those changes coming up in my next report. first, mike has a traffic alert. >> we continue to follow this. progress made. two lanes of northbound 101 just north of lawrence have opened. over here look at this. the big rig they lifted up and tilting it back because of the fuel that remains spreading out kitty litter. caltrans taking care of this

fuel leak. this truck is hooked up. we're hoping it gets cleared in the next half hour. we'll follow this progress. meanwhile, the backup at the scene still is the unusual slowing northbound 101 from just past bowers and great american parkway slowing down until you get to fair oaks and then you're okay. now a surface street will get you past that scene or even 237 on the north. you have alternates and through the area allow an extra five to ten minutes through the area and you will be okay. we'll track this as hopefully they get this cleared in the next 30 minutes. back to you. coming up, we head back out to the big easy where 49ers are already awake and getting ready for work. >> getting warmed up this morning. the bay area brewery putting it on the line in support of the niners. the best they have brewing next. we'll take you back out live to sunnyvale. a story that's in progress right now. a fire-breaking obrea breaking .

marla tellez getting us the latest information on how this fire scene turned into a crime scene. we're back in a matter of minutes. lucky charms?!

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right now we continue following breaking news in sunnyvale where fire investigators are on scene of an overnight fire that turned into a crime scene. >> marla tellez was first on the scene and has new details about it all. marla? >> reporter: laura and jon, good morning. in the last 30 minutes the coroner has arrived on scene so it seems pretty fair to say that this two-alarm fire has now turn deadly. we haven't heard this officially from either the fire captain or police spokesperson out here but again with the coroner on scene it does seem fair to say that this fire is now deadly. the fire was contained to just the back room of this home. that room there completely gutted inside. this home is one of hundreds inside the plaza delray complex

on vienna drive near lawrence expressway and tazman drive. they call it a manufactured housing community. i put a call into them and they are aware of it. no statement other than that. the fire started at 11:25 last night but they aren't saying how and where it started. in the last hour or so since we've been here, a lot of activity. police coming out here to put the crime scene tape up to rope off this entire area. again, the coroner arriving on scene within the last 30 minutes. we've also seen investigators out here taking pictures of the crime scene and also the red cross has arrived presumably to help out firefighters still on scene and hopefully some survivors. live in sunnyvale, marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, marla. 5:31 right now. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we're also watching a major tie-up on highway 101 this morning. mike inouye joins us now. what's the latest?

>> the latest is we still have just two lanes of the northbound direction open because of this big rig. look at the damage done to the rig and that fuel tank. you see how they lifted the front of the truck. trying to move it back to a portion that will not continue leaking out. we have seen this absorbant spread out. someone sweeping that up. caltrans is on the scene. we're waiting for an update on how long they expect. we'll show you the backup as it continues to build on the maps here northbound 101 is slow from great american parkway all of the way up to the scene. we see these speeds start to improve a little bit but we still have only two lanes open. alternates, 237 central expressway, 280 or even tazman. we'll show you the other issue i'm watching right now. oakland southbound 880 a crash as you approach the coliseum. minor slowing past the scene. busy already. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is going to get busy for the 49ers continuing our coverage for quest for another

super bowl trophy. no doubt the brothers jim and john harbaugh will be in the spotlight during sunday's big showdown. >> we cannot forget about the most talked about parents in the entire country, maybe the entire world talking about jack and jackie harbaugh. ahmed fareed joins us live from new orleans. everyone wants to know. it's a hot show. must have ticket. what's happening with the mom and dad command performance? >> reporter: i tell you what, jon, they were certainly making the media rounds yesterday up until that point it was their sons, jim and john, in that media spotlight. yesterday it was the turn of the parents to be in that limelight. talking to the general press. talking on 49ers central. some things they talked about. someone asked if they asked jim and john to tone it down. no. they are who they are. jack said one of the most important pieces of advice he ever got in his coaching career was marry wisely. they did that. they moved 17 times in his coaching year.

he said jackie did the brunt of that work. dave feldman talked with jack and jackie and asked many things. one of the biggest questions is who has it better than them? >> jack, when you were driving them around in the back seat and look around and say i don't care what we're doing, who's got it better than us. john told me he was a little ticked that john brought it to the niners. >> he shared that with me as well. i saw john got one in. john sneaked that into his press conference today trying to get one up on jim. >> the interesting thing about that statement is that we've had other parents call us and tell us that they used that with their children and they say what a great thing to be able to say to their kids to have a positive outlook on your life. >> reporter: they are competing on who gets to use the family

saying. this is what's coming up on comcast sports net bay area later today. live from the big easy, 5:00 we'll get you started chronicle live. sports net central and another edition of 49ers central at 6:30. one more quick thing that jack revealed. he was talking to jim in 2011 before the nfl draft. he said, jim, who are you going to take? jim said, well, are you talking to anyone? are you going to tell anyone? i'll keep it a secret. we're looking at colin kaepernick. a guy we think is the best quarterback and best football player in the entire draft but don't tell anybody. jim looks like a genius now. >> no kidding. those families ties run deep. thanks a lot. >> kaepernick no longer a secret. andrew luck, jim's former quarterback at stanford, is the guy that tipped him off. great pickup. a group dedicated -- dedicated artists braving the cold. >> putting finishing touches on a mural honoring the 49ers. "today in the bay's" christie smith is there live in san francisco's masonic lodge on

mission street way up high with a look at how their work is shaping up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and jon. the building manager here at the masonic center is telling us that his family has been 49eres season ticket holders since 1946. he's the ultimate fan. he decided to go ahead and commission a mural on the side of the building and i wanted to show you, there it is. one of the artists working on it putting finishing touches on this morning. didn't take them long to put this together. here's one of the artists. good morning. >> hi. >> tell us about this. how did you come up with this design? >> jim contacted us and he was, like, we want to do a niners thing because we had done a giants thing on the other side of the building. we were thinking we don't want to do just the logo. we want to push the limits a bit and do something different. somehow we were just going back and forth with our ideas and we came up with this whole idea of san francisco, the gold rush, founded on that.

it's the entrepreneurial spirit so we were thinking, okay, the building is dripping gold. it's forming his helmet. >> you have another mural on the other side. the niners mural as well. >> down the street during the playoffs when we almost made it, we did the niners mural with vernon davis and he came out and autographed it. >> real quickly. we were talking with you earlier and at the knew stadium, niners are looking maybe at bringing art in and you guys are looking into getting in there as well maybe. >> we've been talking with some of the people who are deciding on who is going to do that art. we submitted our information and they're going to get back to us. we're hoping that we can -- we really want to get in there. it would be cool. >> good luck to you. the website is luminaries.net. they have done private art for people who are having super bowl parties. we'll be showing more of that coming up in 45 minutes. that's the latest from here reporting live from san francisco, i'm christie smith,

"today in the bay." >> all freehand. cool. >> that's good looking stuff. i can see the t-shirts now. gold blooded. we'll think about that. next we give you one of the super bowl wagers and this one from two separate cities. >> this bet could leave you nursing a serious hangover. anchor brewing has a liquid wager going on with a flying dove brewery from maryland. the loser must serve the winner's brew in its tap room for a week and tour guides at the losing city must wear the winning city's championship gear. >> everybody wins. nbc bay area will have live reports from new orleans all day long and you can also stay up to date on nbcbayarea.com. >> there are problems out there. want to check it now with mike. >> we'll take you right out there to a live look and we'll show you the scene still about the same as far as lanes that are open are going just two lanes of your northbound

direction are open. let me show you the view from the chopper. we just got this in. i've been checking it. we lost that as well. i'll take you out to the maps where we'll look over here. there you go. there's the shot again. northbound side does still have that rig. hooked up on the tow truck and despite the fact they did have all of that absorbant spread through the area, they just have two lanes open. chp waiting for caltrans to give clearance on that. there's the slowdown you see coming up through santa clara and all of the way up to fair oaks. get on north of fair oaks you are okay. 237 a good alternate to catch you north of the scene. let me take you for a live look outside and see how the commute is shaping up. folks heading 101 into the area. that's why i'm concerned. the first burst hitting 101. it may cause a backup if they don't clear that rig in the next half hour and we have no update from them from caltrans that is. a live look farther north and southbound 880 with flashing lights on the shoulder just

around the coliseum. no significant slowing. just a little distraction for the southbound side. northbound taillights smooth to the bay bridge toll plaza where things are moving smoothly and a light volume but the cash lanes starting to show a slowdown. the roads are at least dry. what do you have for us? >> at least they are dry. thick pockets of fog out there this morning. that was a really good note. great alternate route. as we head throughout the morning we'll continue to see the fog develop. it will be at its thickest between 7:00 and 9:00. keep that in mind. after which time we'll clear you out nicely. lots of sunshine for today. 38 degrees to start in livermore. grab your coat. don't need a heavy one. we're headed toward 60 degrees as of noon in livermore. 62 degrees breaking for lunch today in san jose and look at where we are headed? it's not just the super bowl bringing on the good vibes this morning, it's the 70s as well. 70s in gilroy. santa cruz too. we'll hold onto the warmth one more day and then things change. your full forecast is just a few

moments away now. >> enjoying those temperatures, you may also notice action in the sky today. a little lower than usual. specially designed hover aircraft will be in the air collecting data on air pollution. the aircraft will fly as low as 1,000 feet over interstate 680. it's part of a study to help scientists understand how pollution flows in the atmosphere. her husband is one of california's best known politicians about you something she's doing getting a lot of attention out in washington. up next, a one-on-one with jennifer newsom and her quest for oscar gold. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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a tense standoff between a murder suspect and police down in alabama now entering day number three. police in midland city still trying to negotiate with a man they say is holding a 5-year-old

boy hostage inside of a homemade bunker there. on tuesday 65-year-old jimmy lee dikes allegedly walked onto a school bus, shot that driver several times and then took off with the young boy. that driver who was just trying to protect the kids now being called a hero. he sadly later died. police say they have been able to talk to the boy and are communicating with the suspect through a pvc pipe. the suspect was reportedly due in court yesterday morning accused of shooting at his neighbors during a fight last month. hundreds of firefighters at a scene of a massive fire at a food processing plant in wisconsin. the fire broke out at echo lake foods in burlington just before 6:00 last night. it forced dozens of people living nearby out of their homes. an area hospital says it had a handful of walk-in patients dealing with smoke inhalation problems but as of now no reports of major injuries. no word on the cause of the

fire. the plant processes eggs and egg products. on capitol hill, president obama's choice to be the next secretary of defense could be in for tough questions on capitol hill today. republican senator chuck hagel attending senate confirmation hearing this morning. critics including gop colleagues criticizing hagel for past remarks about gays and stance on israel. hagel apologized and has been meeting with senators to try to smooth things out about their past differences. the obama administration at this point was optimistic hagel will be confirmed but the vote could be a close one. 5:44. to a story you'll only see on nbc bay area news. she's married to one of the most powerful men in california but her latest project is grabbing headlines not only in washington but in hollywood as well. jennifer newsom will speak publicly about a film she's been part of that gives a voice to women sworn to secrecy by a code of conduct they no longer

believe in. she talk to marla tellez about the film that could mean oscar gold. >> this film has put the department of defense in a position where they had to really take action. >> the department of defense has a history of covering up problems. >> reporter: she dabbled in hollywood as an actress and now jennifer newsom is making hollywood headlines as an award winning filmmaker. >> i want other girls to see that i'm challenging myself intellectually, that i'm getting behind important causes. >> reporter: her latest cause is dubbed the most shocking coverup in the united states military. >> everything changed the day i was raped. >> reporter: one of the executive producers of the invisible war. the film exposes the epidemic of sexual assault in the u.s. military. it's not just women who are getting violated though according to the film more than 20% of female veterans have been sexually assaulted while

serving. >> half a million women have been assaulted in the u.s. mi military. >> if we can prevent it in the military, we can reduce it in our overall culture. >> she wrote and produced her first movie in 2011. >> a misrepresentation of women in position of power and influence in our country and it challenges the media's portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman. >> newsom is hoping to add to her collection of awards and bring home another named oscar. she's not in it for the gold. >> i do believe now that 10% of armed forces have seen the film, i do believe we're going to see change. >> between her and her husband, change is inevitable. >> what about you and gavin

being governor and first lady? >> i'm proud of him. he would be great. >> is that where he's headed? >> i don't know where he's headed. >> marla tellez, "today in the bay." >> powerful film. >> want to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. enjoy today because some rain is in the works later. >> later. later. let's not think about that right now. >> let's enjoy it. >> we'll have to think about it soon but not right now. 5:47. good morning to you. enjoy it. really get out there today and tomorrow if you can. 70s on the way. and in the south bay that's where we'll get the warmest readings. even if it's too chilly for you 66 later today in san francisco, just head south for the warmth. 34 degrees to start you out in gilroy. you'll need your coat for the first part of the day. ditch it by 10:00 a.m. temperatures climbing mid to upper 50s. nice and clear. future cast tells that story. lots of sunshine early today by mid morning. high pressure is the dominant feature in our weather pattern. mild conditions persist for today and tomorrow.

we'll peak today and tomorrow into the 70s. comfortable conditions to enjoy. they won't last long. air quality is not too bad. poor air quality with offshore flow set up. not case from moderate to good range everywhere. temperatures are looking fantastic for outdoor activity. 70 in gilroy. 68 degrees in fremont. 67 degrees in redwood city. another winter warmup. want to spend time and walk you through your seven-day forecast. we do have changes to get through. through the weekend, temperatures are going to drop off just a little bit and increase clouds as onshore flow resumes and sunday looking pretty good. a mix of sun and clouds. 62 degrees inland. 65 bayside. at the coast around 60 degrees. good looking weather for your barbecue plans and then on monday when all of the men across the bay area emerge from their men caves because football season is over, it will be nice and sunny. 63 degrees inland. let's check the drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning. folks, we have this issue that continues. this big rig. look at the damage. the rig originally reportedly

hit a pole. wood debris in the area northbound 101 past lawrence expressway. don't get on the freeway at lawrence. the fuel tank here leaking. 100-gallon fuel tank. chp is spreading out more absorbant because the fuel continues to leak. they need proper equipment to empty that out. this is the activity. this is northbound 101. southbound you can see very sparsely populated. two lanes getting by. backup starts right around montague expressway past the scene. both sides a distraction. i'm concerned because the commute is starting to build through the area. we'll continue to show you on the map the same area as the backup here. 101 and 880 and 101 north of 680 starting because of increased volume of traffic heading into the area. consider central expressway and 280 and 287 getting around the scene. backup approaching because of

that problem just north of that interchange. keep that in mind. live look outside to show you the rest of the commute. bay bridge starting to build a bit. cash lanes still okay. no metering lights. no delays coming down east shore freeway and we'll check the peninsula as well where 101 north past willow and into the south bay is clear. 101 in santa clara and sunnyvale is the issue, guys. back to you. three then accused of tying up an elderly couple and ransacking their home stealing their cars will be in court today. james palmerson, ezra santana and miguel marez are scheduled to enter pleas. they face robbery, kidnapping and false imprisonment. the men carefully planned that attack. police believe the men were also involved in a three-day crime spree in the bay area. coming up, hollywood hits mac world.

>> and we'll get a look at business news. >> as we follow the 49ers quest for six, we take a look back at one of the moments that brought us to this point. quarterback colin kaepernick's breakthrough performance against the packers. >> awesome. >> second down and four. kaepernick shoots it. fooled everybody. colin kaepernick. what a game. touchdown. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel.

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we all know mac world knows how to open up a show and this morning how about an injection of hollywood? actor ashton kutcher and josh gadd will open. the movie is expected to release in april. mac world runs through saturday. freedom this morning for

those cars with the pink mustaches. lift is free to pick up whomever it wishes. a change of heart from the state of california over that ride sharing service. >> companies give california fits. the state wants to encourage new ideas, new businesses but in the case of lift, was it really acceptable to have private citizens who have no taxi license pick up passengers? california's public utilities commission decided to punt that decision down the road. it canceled a cease and desist order and a fine it levied against lift so they expanded to los angeles now. redwood city based electronic arts, a company i will remind you predicts the baltimore ravens will win the super bowl says sales of its games disappointed in december. the crucial christmas season. the world's biggest video game maker. the company's chief financial officer says he thinks people are waiting to buy games until

the new consoles come out from microsoft and sony. the most popular game wasn't a shoot them up. the bestselling video game for ea for the quarter was fifa soccer. and as we first reported wednesday, the gdp, goods and services that you and i create together as a country got smaller. economists blamed worry over the fiscal cliff and cuts in defense spending. let me point out, jon and laura, we haven't solved the fiscal cliff. we delayed it. if we go over, defense cuts will take place. it's written into the law. so we got bad news on the worry of this happening. one wonders what would happen if we went over and big jobs report tomorrow. 5:30 a.m. >> a lot going on. thanks for helping us cover it all. christina loren is here to help us and talk about what's happening outside. another nice day in the neighborhood. >> a beautiful day in the neighborhood. and these beautiful days are numbered. enjoy them while they last. 37 degrees to start you out.

you'll need that coat this morning in places like livermore at 42 in san francisco. 40 in san jose. by noon we're all going to exceed our seasonal averages. make sure you're ready for that. 60 degrees breaking for lunch in san jose. rounding out the day close to 70 just about everywhere. we'll take you through that seven-day forecast. it is on the way. first, mike has a traffic alert. >> we continue with this sig-alert blocking half of the freeway northbound 101 north of lawrence. this big rig involved. i should outline there are no injuries to the driver of this rig. we have to wait for the fuel to get cleared up. chopper is over the scene. flashing lights a distraction for both directions but slowing because northbound 101 funnels down to two lanes. let me show you on the map north of montague and great american parkway. look at the arrow. that's where the slowdown starts. volume building for the south bay into the area. caltrain is great option to get along the sig-alert. they sent me a tweet to let me know they're ready for business.

5:57 right now. still ahead, our quest for six coverage continues. we're back live in new orleans with a look at the controversial swirling around the team this morning. lucky charms?!

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the scene of a fire becomes a crime scene in the south bay. we'll tell you why police are scouring the rubble after flames ripped through a home overnight just ahead. >> don't got no gay people on the team. they got to get out of here if they do. >> controversy in the niners quest for six. the anti-gay remarks that have the team doing some damage control. plus, a mangled mess leaves a trail of oil on a bay area highway. that trail continues to build. that's just part of the holdup. i'll show you the holdup for your drive coming up. it's a cold start to the day. it's one of those days where you could hit the beach or hit the slopes. fantastic conditions. your full forecast in just moments. a live look outside the city

by the bay with the 49ers flying high down in new orleans. things looking good for your outlook in the city by the bay on this thursday, friday eve, january 31st, this is "today in the bay." crime scene tape and police in a sunnyvale neighborhood this morning after flames tear through a home overnight. good morning, everybody. it is 6:00. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. the coroner this morning is at the scene of that fire at that mobile home park in sunnyvale as firefighters try to figure out what sparked the flames overnight. "today in the bay's" marla tellez was the first on the scene this morning. she joins us live now with the very latest new information. good morning, marla. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the flames are out. they have been out for some time. actually it's a pretty quiet scene at this point. at one point we had several sunnyvale police officers out here and fire officials. also you mentioned the coroner has been out here.